Using the Zoom Function

Your camera has a combination of optical and digital zoom functions that allows you to zoom in on far away subjects or zoom out for a wide angle shot.

The optical zoom is achieved by mechanically adjusting the lens of the camera. The digital zoom enlarges or shrinks the image using a software process.

1Select the zoom setting, and point the camera at the subject.

2Press the zoom button ( ) to

compose the image.

[W]: zoom out for a wide-angle

shot.

[T]: zoom in for a telephoto shot.

When the zoom button is pressed, the zoom bar appears on the LCD monitor.

When the optical zoom ( ) factor is at maximum, zooming stops temporarily. Press the

[T]again, the camera switches

to the digital zoom (

)

automatically and zooming

continues.

 

The digital zoom (

) will not

activate in movie recording.

3Press shutter button to take a picture.

Tips

Digital zoom works by enlarging the center portion of an image through a software interpolation process.

The digital zoom is used to achieve magnification levels up to approx. 4 times.

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